Israel Sees 0.5% Improvement in Terms of the Trade Index
Israel's terms of trade index saw a 0.5% improvement in Q1 2026, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics.
Jerusalem, 14 June, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reported a 0.5% improvement in the terms of trade index (excluding ships, aircraft, diamonds and energy materials) in the first quarter of 2026.
In addition:
There was a 10.8% increase in the price index for imported energy materials, after a price decline in six consecutive quarters.
The pharmaceutical manufacturing industry export price index fell by 8.5%.
The price index for imports of precious metals increased by 9.3%.
The commodity export price index (excluding ships, aircraft and diamonds) increased by 1.6% in the first quarter of 2026, following a 2.3% increase in the previous quarter.
In the first quarter of 2026, the import price index for goods (excluding ships, aircraft, diamonds and energy materials) increased by 1.1%, following an increase of 0.2% in the previous quarter.
The terms of trade index is defined as the ratio between the change in export price indices and the import price indices.
